Comparison
Dungannon and Midlothian Middle Schools

Roadkill Data Fall 2001 - Spring 2002
Number Killed

Species	Number killed
	Dungannon		Midlothian
	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
opossum	22	16	11	24
rabbit	2	25	1	0
raccoon	8	7	6	8
snake	10	8	1	0
squirrel	3	12	55	33
cat	6	6	1	3
Total	51	74	75	68

 

 

What differences do you see between Dungannon and Midlothian?

How might habitats differ between Scott County (Dungannon) and Chesterfield County (Midlothian)?

Which species appear to be more active in the fall at Dungannon?

Which species appear to be more active in the fall at Midlothian?

Would you expect a species to have the same activity pattern at Dungannon and Midlothian? Why or why not?

Why do you think an opposum appears to be more active in the fall at Dungannon, but not at Midlothian?

Why do you think a squirrel appears to be more active in the spring at Dungannon, but not at Midlothian?

Sometimes the differences between species has to be large before we can make any conclusions.

Is there much difference between the seasons that raccoons are killed at either location?

Do you think you can make a conclusion about the behavior of raccoons?

What other species do you think it would be difficult to make a conclusion about it's behavior?

 

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